Method of attaching wires and rods together



(No Model.)

L. A. WOOD.

METHOD OF ATTAGHING WIRES AND RODS TOGETHER. No. 345,655. PatentedJuly-13, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUOIUS A. WOOD, OF WORCESTER, MASS., ASSIGNOR OF ONEIIALF 'IO J OI-IN S.BRAND AND FRED J. BRAND,-

BOTH OF NEW BRITAIN, CONN.

METHOD OF ATTACHING WIRES AND RODS TOGETHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,655, dated July 13,1886.

Application filed April 3, 1886. Serial No. 197,751. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LUoIUs A. W001), a citizen of the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of.Massachusetts, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in theMethod of Attaching Wires and Rods Together; and I do declare thefollowing to be a descriptionv of my said invention sufficiently full,clear, and exact to enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

The object of my present invention is to afford a method whereby smallrods or wires of different sizes can be securely fastened togetherlaterally, or at positions between their ends, in a neat and efficientmanner,

said method being adapted for the lateral attachment of curved orbentwires to straight or curved rods, or straight wires to curved rods,and is applicable for use in the construction of wire lattiee'screens,rake-heads, and other articles wherein it is required to connect wiresof moderate size to borders or frames of somewhat larger wire or rods ina permanent and finished manner. These objects I attain by the method ofattachment illustrated in the drawings and herein described. In thedrawings, Figure 1 is a view of the larger rod with cavity formedtherein. Fig.

' 2 is a plan view ofthe rod and wire attached verse section at line xm, Fig. 1.

together. Fig. 3 is a front view of same. Fig. 4 is a front view of therod with the wire attached at a side position. Fig. 5 is a trans- Fig. 6is a transverse section at line 3 Fig. 2; and Fig. 7 shows the manner inwhichthe wire may be attached in the construction of a rake-head.

In my improved method of attaching the wires or rods I first form, alongitudinal groove or cavity, a, in the side of the larger wire or red,A,which cavity is made so as to correspond in width and curvature to thesize and curvature of the wire, IV, to be connected therewith. At thepoint of greatest depth the cavity a is cut into the cylindrical rodsomewhat deeper than the diameter of the wire W: These recesses orcavities a may be formed by the means of a suitable milling-cutter, andare cut straight into said rod A directly toward its axis, or more orless to one side, according to the construction desired, and so as toconform to the loop or 5 shape of the wire, accordingly as it isstraight or on a longer or shorter curve. The loop or connecting portionof the wire IV is inserted into said groove or cavity a, with its endspnojecting out at either end in the man 6O ner indicated, and theoverhanging metal along the edges of the groove a is then pressed downor closed together about the wire, so as to embrace 'the central part ofthe loop or curve, as at m, and thus securely confine it, in 6 5connection with the rod A,in the manner shown in Figs. 3 and 5, Theoverhanging edges can readily be forced down by means of suitable diesand pressure, so as to leave a smooth even surface about the connecting0 joint, and a very neat, strong, and, desirable connection is thusmade, which is applicable for many classes of wire and rod goods,andwhich can be economically and rapidly pro duced.

What I claim as of myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- 1. The method of attaching wires and rods together laterally, whichconsists in producing in the larger-wire or rod alongitudinally- 83disposed groove or cavity corresponding to the size and curvature of thesmaller wire or rod, inserting the bend or loop of said smaller rodlaterally into said groove, then pressing down the overhanging metal ofthelarger rod 8 to embrace the smaller rod at the center of the curve,substantially as shown and dc scribed.

2. The method of attaching wires to larger wires or rods, which consistsin forming a lateral groove in the sideof the larger rod to receive aportion of the smaller wire, inserting said smaller wire into suchgroove, and then pressing down the metal at the sides of the groove tofirmly embrace the wire, sub- 5 stantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 20th day of October, A. D. 1885.

' LUOIUS A. WOOD. \Vitnesscs:

CHAS. H. BURL'EIGH, FRANK A. HUMPHREY.

